SemiAI, a startup developing AI-driven solutions to enhance semiconductor yield, has secured seed funding from Kakao Ventures to accelerate its collaborative efforts in the global semiconductor market.

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SemiAI, an AI-based startup focused on enhancing semiconductor yield, has recently secured seed investment from Kakao Ventures. The company is developing an innovative software solution called SMILE (Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence) that leverages artificial intelligence to optimize semiconductor manufacturing processes.

The core technology involved in this solution is the generation of Virtual Fab Data, which enables the validation of sensor, equipment, and wafer data in a simulated environment across all stages of semiconductor processes. By offering insights into past, present, and future defects encountered in semiconductor production, SemiAI aims to fundamentally improve yield rates through thorough interpretation of interrelations among semiconductor data.

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